As a part of her father's bug-extermination contract, 14-year-old Nikki J. Maxwell has been awarded a scholarship to a prestigious private middle school. So...new school. New mean girl. New crush. New diary, so Nikki can spill about all of it....

5 out of 5 stars

Totally Awsome

By
Kindle Customer
on
08-18-16

Invisible Emmie

By:
Terri Libenson

Narrated by:
Cassandra Morris,
Tara Sands

Length: 1 hr and 34 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
21

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
12

Story

5 out of 5 stars
12

This is the story of two totally different girls - quiet, shy, artistic Emmie and popular, outgoing, athletic Katie - and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands....

4 out of 5 stars

Wow

By
Mchez
on
07-19-17

Kristy's Great Idea

The Baby-Sitters Club, Book 1

By:
Ann M. Martin

Narrated by:
Elle Fanning

Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
128

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
117

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
117

When Kristy Thomas has the great idea to form a baby-sitters club - a chance to earn money and spend time with her friends, all while doing something they each love to do - she has no idea how much the club will change everything. Crank calls, uncontrollable toddlers, wild pets, untruthful clients...running a business is hard work! Kristy and her co-founders, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey, are sure they can handle anything. But only if they stick together....

5 out of 5 stars

I just relived my childhood.

By
Jennifer Baratta
on
08-13-19

Wonder

By:
R. J. Palacio

Narrated by:
Diana Steele,
Nick Podehl,
Kate Rudd

Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
15,155

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
13,156

Story

5 out of 5 stars
13,143

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid - but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others.

5 out of 5 stars

A WONDER-ful read for kids and adults

By
Annie M.
on
11-18-12

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

Life of a Cactus Series, Book 1

By:
Dusti Bowling

Narrated by:
Karissa Vacker

Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
75

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
67

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
67

The audio edition of the best-selling middle grade novel about a spunky girl born without arms and a boy with Tourette syndrome navigating the challenges of middle school, disability, and friendship - all while solving a mystery in a western theme park. Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is that she was born without them.

5 out of 5 stars

Loved it!

By
J. Kelly
on
08-25-19

Blended

By:
Sharon M. Draper

Narrated by:
Sharon M. Draper

Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
72

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
63

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
63

Eleven-year-old Isabella’s parents are divorced, so she has to switch lives every week: One week she’s Isabella with her dad, his girlfriend Anastasia, and her son, Darren, living in a fancy house where they are one of the only black families in the neighborhood. The next week she’s Izzy with her mom and her boyfriend, John-Mark, in a small, not-so-fancy house that she loves. Because of this, Isabella has always felt pulled between two worlds. And now that her parents are divorced, it seems their fights are even worse, and they’re always about her.

2 out of 5 stars

Disappointed

By
Denise A. Quinn
on
03-10-19

Dork Diaries

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

By:
Rachel Rene Russell

Narrated by:
Lana Quintal

Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
318

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
214

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
218

As a part of her father's bug-extermination contract, 14-year-old Nikki J. Maxwell has been awarded a scholarship to a prestigious private middle school. So...new school. New mean girl. New crush. New diary, so Nikki can spill about all of it....

5 out of 5 stars

Totally Awsome

By
Kindle Customer
on
08-18-16

Invisible Emmie

By:
Terri Libenson

Narrated by:
Cassandra Morris,
Tara Sands

Length: 1 hr and 34 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
21

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
12

Story

5 out of 5 stars
12

This is the story of two totally different girls - quiet, shy, artistic Emmie and popular, outgoing, athletic Katie - and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands....

4 out of 5 stars

Wow

By
Mchez
on
07-19-17

Kristy's Great Idea

The Baby-Sitters Club, Book 1

By:
Ann M. Martin

Narrated by:
Elle Fanning

Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
128

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
117

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
117

When Kristy Thomas has the great idea to form a baby-sitters club - a chance to earn money and spend time with her friends, all while doing something they each love to do - she has no idea how much the club will change everything. Crank calls, uncontrollable toddlers, wild pets, untruthful clients...running a business is hard work! Kristy and her co-founders, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey, are sure they can handle anything. But only if they stick together....

5 out of 5 stars

I just relived my childhood.

By
Jennifer Baratta
on
08-13-19

Wonder

By:
R. J. Palacio

Narrated by:
Diana Steele,
Nick Podehl,
Kate Rudd

Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
15,155

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
13,156

Story

5 out of 5 stars
13,143

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid - but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others.

5 out of 5 stars

A WONDER-ful read for kids and adults

By
Annie M.
on
11-18-12

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

Life of a Cactus Series, Book 1

By:
Dusti Bowling

Narrated by:
Karissa Vacker

Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
75

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
67

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
67

The audio edition of the best-selling middle grade novel about a spunky girl born without arms and a boy with Tourette syndrome navigating the challenges of middle school, disability, and friendship - all while solving a mystery in a western theme park. Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is that she was born without them.

5 out of 5 stars

Loved it!

By
J. Kelly
on
08-25-19

Blended

By:
Sharon M. Draper

Narrated by:
Sharon M. Draper

Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
72

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
63

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
63

Eleven-year-old Isabella’s parents are divorced, so she has to switch lives every week: One week she’s Isabella with her dad, his girlfriend Anastasia, and her son, Darren, living in a fancy house where they are one of the only black families in the neighborhood. The next week she’s Izzy with her mom and her boyfriend, John-Mark, in a small, not-so-fancy house that she loves. Because of this, Isabella has always felt pulled between two worlds. And now that her parents are divorced, it seems their fights are even worse, and they’re always about her.

2 out of 5 stars

Disappointed

By
Denise A. Quinn
on
03-10-19

Ghost

By:
Jason Reynolds

Narrated by:
Guy Lockard

Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,041

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
912

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
912

Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team - a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves.

5 out of 5 stars

Love it for upper elementary and middle grades

By
Lauren Smith
on
04-18-18

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

By:
Judy Blume

Narrated by:
Judy Blume

Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
830

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
618

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
626

Living with his little brother, Fudge, makes Peter Hatcher feel like a fourth grade nothing. Whether Fudge is throwing a temper tantrum in a shoe store, smearing mashed potatoes on the walls at Hamburger Heaven, or scribbling all over Peter's homework, he's never far from trouble. He's a two-year-old terror who gets away with everything, and Peter's had enough.

4 out of 5 stars

Definitely not a waste of credits.

By
Bryan J. Peterson
on
08-05-11

Isle of the Lost

A Descendants Prequel

By:
Melissa De La Cruz

Narrated by:
Sophia Carson

Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
845

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
725

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
715

Twenty years ago all the evil villains were banished from the kingdom of Auradon and made to live in virtual imprisonment on the Isle of the Lost. The island is surrounded by a magical force field that keeps the villains and their descendants safely locked up and away from the mainland. Life on the island is dark and dreary. It is a dirty, decrepit place left to rot and forgotten by the world.

5 out of 5 stars

The best book ever

By
Charlotte Hart Hubbs
on
05-11-15

Moo

A Novel

By:
Sharon Creech

Narrated by:
Brittany Pressley

Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
85

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
77

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
78

When Reena; her little brother, Luke; and their parents first move to Maine, Reena doesn't know what to expect. She's ready for beaches, blueberries, and all the lobster she can eat. Instead her parents "volunteer" Reena and Luke to work for an eccentric neighbor named Mrs. Falala, who has a pig named Paulie, a cat named China, a snake named Edna - and that stubborn cow, Zora.

5 out of 5 stars

I love it

By
Catherine Kolodij
on
03-09-18

Wolf Hollow

By:
Lauren Wolk

Narrated by:
Emily Rankin

Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
402

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
369

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
369

Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, steady life in her small Pennsylvania town. Until the day new student Betty Glengarry walks into her class. Betty quickly reveals herself to be cruel and manipulative, and while her bullying seems isolated at first, things quickly escalate, and reclusive World War I veteran Toby becomes a target of her attacks. While others have always seen Toby's strangeness, Annabelle knows only kindness.

5 out of 5 stars

A friend recommended this book to me and I was not disappointed.

By
vickiholm
on
03-01-17

Front Desk

By:
Kelly Yang

Narrated by:
Sunny Lu

Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
141

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
134

Story

5 out of 5 stars
133

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number one: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, 10-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Number two: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed. Number three: She wants to be a writer. But how can she when her mom thinks she should stick to math because English is not her first language?

5 out of 5 stars

wonderful!

By
IYW
on
07-22-19

Merci Suárez Changes Gears

By:
Meg Medina

Narrated by:
Frankie Corzo

Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
85

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
77

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
76

Merci Suarez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students. They don’t have a big house or a fancy boat, and they have to do extra community service to make up for their free tuition.

5 out of 5 stars

Great Book 😁

By
Amazon Customer
on
01-04-19

The Bridge Home

By:
Padma Venkatraman

Narrated by:
Padma Venkatraman

Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
51

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
46

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
46

Life is harsh in Chennai's teeming streets, so when runaway sisters Viji and Rukku arrive, their prospects look grim. Very quickly, 11-year-old Viji discovers how vulnerable they are in this uncaring, dangerous world. Fortunately, the girls find shelter - and friendship - on an abandoned bridge. With two homeless boys, Muthi and Arul, the group forms a family of sorts. But when illness strikes, Viji must decide whether to risk seeking help from strangers or to keep holding on to their fragile, hard-fought freedom.

5 out of 5 stars

Grips the heart!

By
Alice Rhodes
on
02-21-19

Dork Diaries 13

By:
Rachel Renée Russell

Narrated by:
Jenni Barber

Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
68

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
38

Story

5 out of 5 stars
40

It’s Nikki Maxwell’s birthday! Will it be a blast or a bust? Find out in the 13th installment of the blockbuster number-one New York Times best-selling Dork Diaries series!

5 out of 5 stars

Awsome

By
c. rader
on
05-05-19

The Last Kids on Earth

By:
Max Brallier

Narrated by:
Robbie Daymond

Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
134

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
103

Story

5 out of 5 stars
102

Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average 13-year-old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew scavenged from abandoned stores. But Jack alone is no match for the hordes of zombies and winged wretches and vine thingies, and especially not for the eerily intelligent monster known only as Blarg.

5 out of 5 stars

The last kids on earth

By
Matt and Amy Maclear
on
12-05-18

Junie B. Jones Collection

Junie B. Jones #1 and #2

By:
Barbara Park

Narrated by:
Lana Quintal

Length: 1 hr and 29 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
228

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
101

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
98

Junie B. does her best, but life just has so many interesting possibilities, which often land her in trouble with the teacher and her parents. No matter how mixed-up things get, one thing's for sure, you'll have a good laugh listening to Junie B.'s adventures!

5 out of 5 stars

Need something to entertain kids in the car?

By
Orchidgirl
on
06-20-04

Number the Stars

By:
Lois Lowry

Narrated by:
Blair Brown

Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,027

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,604

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,620

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943, and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life.

5 out of 5 stars

People of all ages will enjoy this book.

By
RaisinNut
on
10-16-12

Publisher's Summary

The number-one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator of Smile, Drama, and Sisters comes to Symphony Space with her latest graphic novel, Ghosts. Two sisters move to a new town only to learn that it's haunted - and the time of year when ghosts reunite with their loved ones is fast approaching!